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Official procurement procedure
All Wales Direct Production Timber Harvesting Services Dynamic Market
Agricultural
forestry
horticultural
+1 more
Published value
£10,000,000
Submission deadline Not published
Lots published1
Procurement Executive Summary
AI & Search Synopsis
Generated from official OCDS record
Tenderline Synopsis: Natural Resources Wales: "All Wales Direct Production Timber Harvesting Services Dynamic Market ". Published status: planned. Published value: £10,000,000. 1 published lot. Submission deadline not published. See the official notice for participation instructions.
| Contracting Authority | Natural Resources Wales | Scope & Categories | Not published | Submission Window | planned No deadline published |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Submission Gateway | Direct notice route | Legal Basis & Regime | Standard procurement | Estimated Value (exc. VAT) | £10,000,000 |
Bidder Intelligence · Authority Profile: Natural Resources Wales
Market Analytics
Derived from OCDS awards & bid statistics
Published history for Natural Resources Wales. These figures describe retained records, not a forecast of bids or a measure of buyer bias.
Published-to-award variance
Not availableInsufficient comparable data
Competition Density
9.5Bids / Report
Supplier ConcentrationHigh Concentration
Car Hire (Day of Swansea)Top vendor: 94.5% of attributable valuePayment Terms
Check noticePublished terms
Coverage: 100 active published awards; 4 bid reports (which may be per lot). Supplier values exclude multi-supplier awards, frameworks and DPS, and use GBP only. They are published award values, not payments. Published-to-award variance compares single-lot, single-award, single-supplier GBP procedures with explicitly non-framework/non-DPS status; increases remain in the average. Unpublished data stays unknown. Awarded suppliers are winners, not all bidders.
Historical Awarded Suppliers With This Authority:
| Supplier Name | Historic Awards | Attributable GBP Value |
|---|---|---|
| Car Hire (Day of Swansea) | 1 win | £500,000 |
| Bruker UK Limited | 1 win | £28,850 |
Procedure terms
Contracting AuthorityNatural Resources Wales | Procedure methodNot published | Procurement categoryNot published |
Statusplanned | Framework / DPSDynamic market | CompetitionNot published |
Above thresholdNot published | Legal basisNot published | Tender period startsNot published |
Clarification deadlineNot published | Electronic submissionNot published | Submission languagesNot published |
Published19 Aug 2025, 11:53 BST | Last source update19 Aug 2025, 11:53 BST | Recurring procurementNot published |
ClassificationAgricultural, forestry, horticultural, aquacultural and apicultural services | ||
Delivery area | ||
OCIDocds-h6vhtk-050559 | ||
What is being bought
Natural Resources Wales intends to set up a Dynamic Market (DM) to secure Direct Production timber harvesting operations via thinning and clear-felling. NRW require direct labour services to provide expert felling, processing and extraction of timber to roadside to support current and future Timber Sales and Marketing Plans across the Welsh Government Woodland Estate.
Key harvesting services sought include both mechanised and motor manual felling as well as the deployment of winch machinery to deliver steep-ground working without viable mechanised felling access.
Other services required include alternative harvesting machinery such as shears and the delivery of mechanised vegetation clearance, to respond to Statutory Plant Health Notices on unmerchantable stands.
As part of early market engagement, Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is inviting potential contractors to participate in our pre-market engagement (PME) activities. We are particularly interested in hearing from Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) with the expertise to meet our requirements.
The purpose of the engagement is to gather market insight, help shape NRW’s approach to developing a dynamic market for the supply of direct production harvesting services and ensure suppliers are aware of the upcoming opportunity as early as possible.
What changed
From the official release history
- Published value updated to £10,000,000
19 Aug 2025, 11:53 BST - Official notice release published
19 Aug 2025, 11:53 BST - Official notice release published
29 Apr 2025, 10:21 BST - Published value updated to £14,999,999
22 Apr 2025, 09:33 BST - Status changed to planned
22 Apr 2025, 09:33 BST - Official notice release published
22 Apr 2025, 09:33 BST - Buyer information updated
22 Apr 2025, 09:33 BST
Lots and requirements (1)
Published by the contracting authority
- Lot 1 · #1Individual lot title not publishedplannedPublished valueNot publishedThe source published no individual title or description for this lot.Contract periodNot publishedEligibilityNot publishedOptions / renewalNot published
Timeline
- Pipeline notice
19 Aug 2025, 11:53 BST - Procedure published
19 Aug 2025, 11:53 BST - engagement
31 Oct 2025, 23:59 GMT · scheduledHow to participate Suppliers are encouraged to: 1. Register to attend a virtual briefing session on: 16 September 2025 at 14:00 hours by "Reserving a Spot" online {link to follow} or by emailing the procurement lead at naomi.hammond@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk 2. Complete the "Supplier Questionnaire" {link to follow} additionally indicating whether you wish to: a. meet the project team virtually on a 1-2-1 basis b. meet the project team at: i. Business Wales Expo @ Swansea Arena on 10 September 2025: the project team will be available between 10 am and 12 pm. ii. Business Wales Expo @ Venue Cymru, Llandudno on 16 October 2025: the project team will be available between 10 am and 12 pm. Information on 2025 Business Wales Expo and how to register is at https://businesswales.gov.wales/news-and-blog/business-wales-expo-2025 c. Meet the project team at a face-to-face meeting with other potential bidders The project team will consider the organisation of additional briefings, either virtual or face-to-face, individually or collectively, based on supplier interest expressed through the questionnaire and subject to staff availability. Interested parties are encouraged to submit responses to the Supplier Questionnaire by 11:59 pm on 13 October 2025 when the Questionnaire will close. Participation is optional and does not form part of any formal evaluation, nor will it affect a supplier's ability to participate in the future procurement. If you encounter any issues in accessing the Questionnaire please contact the Procurement Lead at naomi.hammond@cyfoethnaturiolcymru.gov.uk TIMELINES PME Launch: 19 August 2025 Business Wales Expo @ Swansea Arena: 10 September 2025 between 10 am and 12 pm Teams Bidder Briefing Session: 16 September 2025 at 14:00 hours Deadline for Return of Supplier Questionnaires: 13 October 2025 Business Wales Expo at Llandudno: 16 October 2025 between 10 am and 12 pm Additional briefings subject to interest/availability: 14 October 2025 to 31 October 2025 Conclude PME: 31 October 2025 Following conclusion of the pre-market engagement the project team will develop its requirement based on feedback provided with a view to launching the procurement on 17 February 2026.
Commercial outcome and competition
AwardsNo award published |
ContractsNo contract published |
Bid statisticsNo aggregate bid statistics published |
Buyer and organisations in this procedure
Natural Resources Wales
Contracting authority GB-PPON-PBBR-3628-MPRNDocuments (1)
Official links; attachments are not copied
- 19 Aug 2025, 11:53 BST
Related procedures (0)
No related procedures published
Planning and rationale
Planning budgetNot published |
No-engagement rationaleNot published |
Procedure rationaleNot published |